Kangaroo Valley (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 298 people in Kangaroo Valley (L) of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Kangaroo Valley (L) was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.5% of the population.

Of people in Kangaroo Valley (L) aged 15 years and over, 53.3% were married and 15.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Kangaroo Valley (L) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Kangaroo Valley (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Kangaroo Valley (L) was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 51 years.

In Kangaroo Valley (L) 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.0% were in primary school, 11.0% in secondary school and 21.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kangaroo Valley (L) were English 35.0%, Australian 25.1%, Irish 10.5%, Scottish 10.0% and German 2.9%.

In Kangaroo Valley (L), 75.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.4%, New Zealand 1.7%, Austria 1.0%, Germany 1.0% and Scotland 1.0%.

In Kangaroo Valley (L), 65.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Kangaroo Valley (L) were Anglican 30.2%, No Religion 24.5%, Catholic 17.4%, Uniting Church 6.4% and Christian, nfd 2.7%.

In Kangaroo Valley (L) 89.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 2.0%, Greek 1.0%, Italian 1.0% and Thai 1.0%.

Employment

There were 133 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kangaroo Valley (L). Of these 57.1% were employed full time, 32.3% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Kangaroo Valley (L), 9.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 18.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Kangaroo Valley (L) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Kangaroo Valley (L) included Professionals 21.9%, Labourers 20.3%, Managers 18.8%, Sales Workers 9.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in Kangaroo Valley (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 10.1%, School Education 9.3%, Accommodation 5.4%, Building Installation Services 3.1% and Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kangaroo Valley (L) was $483.

In Kangaroo Valley (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 50.0%, Walked only 5.4%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Bicycle 2.3% and Other 2.3%. On the day, 2.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kangaroo Valley (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 80.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.4% provided care for children and 9.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kangaroo Valley (L), 31.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kangaroo Valley (L), 40.0% were couple families with children, 52.0% were couple families without children and 8.0% were one parent families.

In Kangaroo Valley (L) 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Kangaroo Valley (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,874 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Kangaroo Valley (L), of couple families with children, 13.4% had both partners employed full-time, 6.0% had both employed part-time and 20.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Kangaroo Valley (L), 71.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kangaroo Valley (L), 79.5% were separate houses, 4.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 15.6% were other dwellings.

In Kangaroo Valley (L), of occupied private dwellings 6.6% had 1 bedroom, 22.3% had 2 bedrooms and 34.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kangaroo Valley (L), 49.2% were owned outright, 27.9% were owned with a mortgage and 18.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Kangaroo Valley (L), of all households, 63.9% were family households, 33.6% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Kangaroo Valley (L), 37.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Kangaroo Valley (L), 39.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Kangaroo Valley (L), there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 50.0%) were male and 3 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 25 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Kangaroo Valley (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Kangaroo Valley (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.